SIAI-Marchetti SM.101

The SIAI-Marchetti SM.101 was a 1940s Italian single-engined light transport cabin monoplane designed and built by SIAI-Marchetti.

SIAI-Marchetti SM.101
Role	Single-engined transport cabin monoplane
Manufacturer	SIAI-Marchetti
First flight	1947
Number built	1

Development

The SM.101 was a single-engined low-wing cantilever monoplane with a tailwheel landing gear with retractable main gear. It had an enclosed cabin for two crew and six passengers and was powered by a nose-mounted 235 hp (175 kW) Walter Bora radial engine. The prototype and only SM.101 first flew on 20 December 1947 but the company soon decided that a single-engined passenger transport was not likely to sell and the company developed the design with two engines as the SM.102.

Specifications (SM.101)

Data from Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1947

General characteristics

• Crew: 2
• Capacity: 6 passengers
• Length: 10.2 m (33 ft 6 in)
• Wingspan: 16.5 m (54 ft 2 in)
• Height: 3 m (9 ft 10 in)
• Wing area: 29.91 m² (321.9 sq ft)
• Aspect ratio: 9
• Empty weight: 1,320 kg (2,910 lb)
• Gross weight: 2,190 kg (4,828 lb)
• Powerplant: 1 × Walter Bora 9-cylinder air-cooled radial engine, 175 kW (235 hp)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 240 km/h (150 mph, 130 kn) at sea level
• Cruise speed: 225 km/h (140 mph, 121 kn) 70% power at 2,750 m (9,020 ft)
• Landing speed: 75 km/h (47 mph; 40 kn)
• Range: 1,250 km (780 mi, 670 nmi)
• Service ceiling: 4,800 m (15,700 ft)
• Wing loading: 73.2 kg/m² (15.0 lb/sq ft)
• Power/mass: 12.71 kg/kW (20.9 lb/hp)

See also

Related development

• SIAI-Marchetti SM.102

Further reading

• Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions.
• The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985). Orbis Publishing. pp. 2853–4.